* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [CC Briefings 06162026] [00:00:03] MAYOR, WE'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO, ON THE MICROPHONE. YEAH. WE'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY AND INTRODUCE OUR COMMUNICATIONS FOLKS. THEY HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR US REGARDING OUR LIBERTY BILL AND IT'S IGNORED, HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE, AND TELL YOU WHERE WE ARE. AND I LOVE THE DRONE VIDEO OF THE EVENING OF THE USA GAME. IT JUST SHOWED HOW PACKED WE WERE OUT THERE. UH, HOWEVER, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE ORANGE MARCH, YOU HAVE TO DO THAT, FOLKS. WE'LL NEVER SEE ANYTHING LIKE THAT IN THE DFW AREA AGAIN, THE NETHERLANDS MARCHING BEHIND THE BUS, 15,000 IN UNISON DANCING. RIGHT. TWO STEP STOP, TWO STOPS. IF I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT, THEY MARCHED ALL THE WAY BEHIND THE BUS IN FRONT OF GLOBE. CHOCTAW STADIUM, I THINK IS WHERE THEY WERE IN ON, ON OVER TO DALLAS, AT AND T STADIUM. AND IT'S JUST WHAT A, WHAT A SIGHT TO SEE. CLAUDIA, THEIR COUNCIL. CLAUDIA GURUVE, MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING DIRECTOR. WE HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION SHOWCASING ONE OF OUR CITY'S MOST PRECIOUS LANDMARKS, THE LIBERTY BELL. AND TO SHOW YOU, I'D LIKE TO, UH, PRESENT THIS VIDEO FOR OVER 50 YEARS. GRAND PRAIRIE'S, LIBERTY BELL HAS BEEN A SYMBOL OF HISTORY, FREEDOM, AND UNITY. A PLACE WHERE GENERATIONS OF GRAND PRAIRIES HAVE GATHERED TO CELEBRATE AND REFLECT. A COMMUNITY PROJECT SPONSORED IN 1972 BY THE TEXAS BLUE BONNET CHAPTER OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, AND SUPPORTED WITH A RESOLUTION BY GRAND PRAIRIE MAYOR WILLIAM F BOWLES AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND A 58 MEMBER LIBERTY BELL COMMITTEE, A REPLICA OF THE LIBERTY BELL IN PHILADELPHIA WAS DEDICATED OUTSIDE GRAND PRAIRIE'S CITY HALL IN 1976 TO CELEBRATE AMERICA'S BICENTENNIAL. HE'S NOT ON OUR SCREEN AT THE HEART OF THE FESTIVITIES, FORMER CITY COUNCIL MEMBER RUTHIE JACKSON, FOR WHO MADE IT A PERSONAL MISSION TO PRESERVE AND CELEBRATE GRAND PRAIRIE'S HISTORY. ON JULY 4TH, 1981, THE SITE RECEIVED THE GRAND PRAIRIE SIGNIFICANT LANDMARK NUMBER 50, WITH COMMISSION CHAIRMAN RUTHIE JACKSON PRESIDING AND THE HONORABLE MAYOR WEEMS ACCEPTING THE MARKER FORMALLY LATER, A TIME CAPSULE WAS BURIED AT THE JULY 4TH, 1976, DEDICATION TO BE OPENED A QUARTER CENTURY LATER IN THE YEAR 2000. IN THE YEARS THAT FOLLOWED, MANY THINGS CHANGED IN OUR GREAT CITY THROUGH THE COLORFUL AND DIGITAL SPLASH OF THE EIGHTIES, AND THE GROWTH AND RISE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN THE 1990S. BUT ONE THING REMAINED THE SAME. OUR LIBERTY BELL SERVED AS A CENTERPIECE FOR CITY EVENTS LIKE THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER, JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS, AND SPECIAL DEDICATIONS. THE TIME CAPSULE WAS OPEN IN 2000, AND THE SALVAGEABLE CONTENTS ARE NOW ON DISPLAY AT THE GRAND PRAIRIE HISTORICAL MUSEUM, 1516 WEST MAIN STREET. OUR LIBERTY BELL HAS A TRADITION OF MAKING HEADLINES EVERY QUARTER, CENTURY. AND 2025 WAS NO DIFFERENT. THE BELL WAS CAREFULLY TAKEN DOWN FOR REFURBISHMENT AS EXCITING NEW DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING AN OUTDOOR STAGE TAKE SHAPE ON THE CITY HALL CAMPUS. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE MIDWEST FOR AN EXTENSIVE RESTORATION PROCESS. THE LIBERTY BELL'S WOODEN YOLK THAT HOLDS THE BELL IN PLACE, HARDWARE AND BELL COMPONENTS WILL BE RESTORED WHEN FINISHED. THE BELOVED BELL WILL BE REINSTALLED UNDER A BRAND NEW OVERHEAD SHADE STRUCTURE ON THE CITY HALL CAMPUS, JUST SOUTH OF CITY HALL, WHERE IT WILL CONTINUE TO STAND AS A CITY LANDMARK FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. OKAY. I HOPE YOU ENJOY THAT. UH, WE'LL BE SHARING THAT ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES AS WELL. HISTORY WAS NICE. I UNDERSTAND. IT'S FINISHED. IT'S, IT'S, I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE RESTORATION PROCESS HAS COMPLETED AND THE BELL IS BACK HERE AT CITY HALL, SO, WELL, GREAT. SO IN ADDITION TO EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN RESTORED, I DID WANNA POINT OUT THAT THERE IS A NEW BRONZE HEAD REMOVABLE CLAPPER THAT'S BEEN INSTALLED, AND IT'S ALSO BEEN, UH, PROTECTED WITH HIGH QUALITY WAX, UH, TO KEEP IT FROM GETTING DAMAGED. YEAH. THE SURFBOARD WAX, I THINK THE BELL TOWER AND THE SURROUNDINGS STRUCTURE IS NOW ASSEMBLED AND THE CONCRETE IS IN PLACE, AND IT IS SCHEDULED TO BE REINSTALLED NEXT WEEK. AND THAT IS JUST SOUTH OF CITY HALL. AND IT IS GOING TO BE PART OF OUR BIG VISION. YOUR BIG VISION OF MAKING THE DOWNTOWN A COMMUNITY ORIENTED DESTINATION. SO WHAT'S NEXT? WE WILL CELEBRATE. WE WILL PLAN. UH, WE'RE PLANNING A COMMUNITY EVENT OR A RIBBON CUTTING, UH, TO COMMEMORATE. [00:05:01] IT'S THE BELL SIGNIFICANCE. AND SO THIS BRINGS US ONE MORE STEP CLOSER TO OUR VISION. SO, CONGRATULATIONS. SO I'M HOPING WE CAN WAIT ON THE COMM COMMEMORATION UNTIL WE GET THE FENCES DOWN AND THINGS, OR WERE Y'ALL PLANNING TO DO IT WHILE THE FENCING IS UP? SAFETY FIRST. SO WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL WE GET THE GREEN LIGHT. WELL, WE WANT PEOPLE ABSOLUTELY. OUT THERE. SO, BUT WE ALSO WANT THE COMMUNITY TO BE INVOLVED, RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? BEAUTIFUL BELL. BEEN THERE A LONG TIME. YES, RUTHIE. I JUST THINK IT IS FABULOUS WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND, UH, I LOVED THE HISTORY AND, UM, JUST THE FACT THAT THE LIBERTY BELL IS SUCH A, SUCH A IMPORTANT PART OF OUR CITY HALL AND OF OUR CITY HISTORY. AND THE FACT THAT THE STAFF HAS DONE SUCH AN EXCELLENT JOB ON MAKING SURE IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF PROPERLY, GOT THE BEST CARE WHILE IT WAS AWAY, AND OF COURSE, WE WILL CARE FOR IT. CONTINUE TO CARE FOR IT IN SUCH A GREAT WAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ABSOLUTELY. IT WAS INTERESTING TO HEAR THAT MAYOR BILL BOWLES WAS PART OF IT TOO. BILL BOWLES WAS OUR CORPORATE ATTORNEY UNTIL HE FELL ILL YEARS NOT TOO LONG AGO, A COUPLE YEARS BEFORE HE PASSED, MAYOR FOR TWO TERMS AND JUST A FINE GENTLEMAN, UM, AND MAYOR IN THIS CITY. SO, UH, AND THEN WEEMS WAS THE MAYOR WHEN IT GOT UNVEILED, I BELIEVE. OKAY. SO ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS, I JUST WANNA COMMENT, UM, I DID ASK THE QUESTION A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AGO, LIKE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BAIL. SO THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THAT HISTORY SO THAT WE ALL KNOW AND UNDERSTAND YEAH. THE IMPORTANCE OF IT TO OUR CITY. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. AND, UM, I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO POST IT SO WE CAN SHARE IT. YES, SIR. ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU, CLAUDIA. THANK YOU. EPIC CENTER PLAN UPDATE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, RASHAD WILL BE PRESENTING THE EPIC CENTER PLAN UPDATE. THIS IS AN UPDATE THAT'S BEEN GOING ON AND BEEN WORKED ON FOR THE PAST LITTLE OVER A YEAR NOW. YES, SIR. AND I THINK Y'ALL WILL BE REALLY EXCITED BY SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GONNA BE PRESENTED AT RASHAN, MR. HILLS, UH, SEAN JACKSON, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. UM, AS MR. HILLS NOTED, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS A LITTLE BIT OVER A YEAR. STARTED IN JUNE AT THE ONSET OF THE PROJECT. WE DID SOME STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS WITH COUNCIL, THOSE COUNCIL MEMBERS WITHIN THE, THE DISTRICT AREA FOR THIS PROJECT. UH, THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE TO OUR 2018 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH WAS THE CITYWIDE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WE'VE ALREADY DONE THE SOUTHGATE UPDATE THAT Y'ALL SAW IN 2021. THAT WAS THE SOUTHERN SECTOR. THIS IS THE CENTER OF THE AREA, UH, CITY OF THE CITY, UH, AND THE STUDY AREA IS PIONEER PARKWAY, NORTH BOUNDARY, AND JOHNSON AND ELLIS COUNTY, UH, LINES IS THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY. THIS CONTAINS A MIX OF DEVELOPED AND UNDEVELOPED AREAS. UM, AND IT CONTAINS SOME SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS THAT HAS, UM, THAT EMPHASIZES THE NEED FOR THIS PLAN AND CONTINUED THOUGHTFUL PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE, UH, DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA. THOSE PROJECTS, JOE POOLE LAKE, I 20, GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE, AND EPIC CENTRAL. UH, THESE PROJECTS SHOW HOW INTENTIONAL PLANNING CREATES LONG-TERM BENEFITS. AND AS I MENTIONED, CONTINUED THOUGHTFUL PLANNING IS KEY, HENCE THIS PART, THIS PROJECT HERE. SO TONIGHT WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH REGARD TO ENGAGEMENT, TO GET INPUT FOR THE, UH, PROJECT ITSELF. UH, GO OVER JUST A DRAFT EXCERPT OF THE, UH, PLAN AND GO OVER A CATALYST, CATALYST SITE THAT WHICH IS A PART OF THE, THE PLAN AS WELL. UH, AND THEN ALSO SPEAK TO THE PLAN ADOPTION PROCESS. AS I'M AS MENTIONED EARLIER, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR ABOUT A YEAR. UM, THE ACTUAL DRAFTING STARTED IN OCTOBER ONCE WE RECEIVED THE INPUT. AND YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'VE BEEN PUTTING IN QUITE A BIT OF WORK. RESON NICHOLS IS OUR CONSULTANT, ALONG WITH MY PLANNING STAFF, HAVE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH, TAKING THAT INPUT AND, UH, PRESENTING THESE THINGS TO THE CITIZENS AS WELL AS, UH, CCDC AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, WHICH SERVED AS THE, UH, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMITTEE FOR THE PROJECT [00:10:01] PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT RECAP, ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS. WE DID A TABLING AT THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IN, UH, 2025 MAIN STREET FEST OPEN HOUSE. WE DID OUR OPEN HOUSE HERE AT CITY HALL IN OCTOBER. UH, DID ADDITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENTS AT, UM, BETTY MACK AND AS ALSO MAYOR LAGOS CLUBHOUSE. AND THEN FOR THOSE WHO WEREN'T ABLE TO ATTEND ANY OF THOSE, WE, UH, DID A VIRTUAL SESSION ON MARCH 4TH. A PART OF THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDED A PROJECT WEBSITE. WE PROVIDED, UH, SURVEY INFORMATION, UH, ON THAT WEBSITE. AND I ALSO SPECIFICALLY SENT THESE EMAILS, UH, UH, SENT THIS INFORMATION OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, UM, VIA OUR, UH, SOCIAL MEDIA AND, UH, SPECIFIC EMAILS TO HOA AND P STAKEHOLDERS. AND THIS IS SOME OF WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE WITH REGARD TO THE, SO THE SOCIAL WEBSITE. UH, WE GOT 43 MAP CONTRIBUTIONS, 4,700 WEBSITE VIEWS, AND YOU'LL SEE THE PINPOINTS. THOSE PINPOINTS ALLOW PEOPLE TO SPECIFICALLY NOTE AREAS OF CONCERN WHERE THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IMPROVEMENT OR, UH, JUST GENERAL COMMENTS. AND YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THOSE COMMENTS ON THE WEB, ON THE PAGE, I MEAN, ON THE, ON THE SCREEN HERE. AND THAT WEBSITE IS STILL UP. ONCE WE RECEIVED ALL THAT INFORMATION AND INPUT, UM, AND WORKING WITH THE PNZ STAFF AS WELL AS CITY COUNCIL, WE DEVISED THIS VISION STATEMENT, WHICH ENCOMPASSED ALL THE INPUT. MANY WANTED TO, UH, EMPHASIZE ENTERTAINMENT AND BUSINESS. SOME WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THE ACTIVITY, MAKE SURE THE ACT, ACT, UH, THE AREA WAS VIBRANT AND ACTIVE FOR PARKS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE. UH, CCDC SPECIFICALLY NOTED, UH, THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE INCLUDE THE THRIVING INDUSTRY IN THE AREA. SO THAT DEVISED THIS VISION STATEMENT. GRAND PRAIRIE EPICENTER IS AN ENTERTAINMENT AND BUSINESS DESTINATION WITHIN A DIVERSE COLLECTION OF COMMUNITIES. AN ACTIVE AND VIBRANT HUB FOCUSED ON HIGH QUALITY, LIFE THRIVING INDUSTRY, AND UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE HEART OF DFW. FROM THERE, UM, YOU GOT THE VISION STATEMENT. THE NEXT STEP IS THE VALUES THAT ARE DEVED DEVISED FROM, THAT DERIVED FROM THAT, UH, VISION STATEMENT. AND SO IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THAT VISION, THESE ARE THE VALUES, FUN OPPORTUNITIES, SAFE, ACTIVE, LIVABLE, PRODUCTIVE. EVERY STRATEGY IN THIS PLAN IS TIED TO ONE OF THESE VALUES OR MULTIPLE VALUES. OF COURSE, A PART OF THE PLAN IS A COMMUNITY SNAPSHOT THAT GIVES YOU A SNAPSHOT OF DATA, UM, TO ALLOW YOU TO SEE WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE'RE HEADED. UM, THE EPICENTER AREA, RETAIL EXPANSION. WE'VE HAD 2 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF, OUT OF 4 MILLION TOTAL GROWTH IN GRAND PRAIRIE SINCE 2015. I THINK THAT'S PRIMARILY DUE TO 1 61. BUT, UH, MOST OF THAT GROWTH HAS HAPPENED ALONG 1 61. UM, THAT 2 MILLION SQUARE FEET WITHIN THE EPICENTER AREA. UM, RETAIL INVENTORY IS 6.9 MILLION SQUARE FEET. THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE. UM, GRAND PRAIRIE HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST INDUSTRIAL OBJECTS. OF COURSE, WE ARE VERY KNOWN FOR THAT. WE HAVE 80 MILLION SQUARE FEET AVAILABLE. UH, MOST OF THE CITIZENS WHO LIVE IN THIS AREA TRAVEL TO ARLINGTON, UH, FORT WORTH AND DALLAS. UH, THIS IS THE PERCENTAGES SHOWING THOSE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THIS AREA TRAVEL TO THESE AREAS FOR, UH, EMPLOYMENT. AND ONE KEY, UH, ASPECT OF DATA IS THE ANNUAL DEMAND. YEAR OVER YEAR. THIS AREA IS, UH, ABLE TO DEMAND THIS AMOUNT OF, UH, OWNER DEMAND, RENTER, RENTER, DEMAND, OFFICE DEMAND, RETAIL DEMAND, AND INDUSTRIAL DEMAND. OF COURSE, UNTIL WE ARE BUILT OUT, UH, EMPLOYMENT LOCATION, THIS KIND OF EMPHASIZES HOW, UH, CONNECTED WE ARE TO THE METROPLEX. HOW MANY PEOPLE COME IN AND OUT OF THE METROPLEX, UM, MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE ARE A REGIONAL DESTINATION FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE AND WORK FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. WE FORESEE THE POPULATION TO GROW, [00:15:01] UM, YEAR OVER YEAR AT 0.68% PER YEAR, UH, FOR THE EPICENTER AREA. GRAND PRAIRIE ITSELF IS 0.5%, AND DFW IS 1.3900000000000001% OVERALL. UM, I WILL NOTE THAT THESE ESTIMATES ARE NOT NECESSARILY CONSIDERING SOUTHGATE, YOUR GOODLAND YOUR LAKE SONG. WE BELIEVE THAT THOSE AREAS WILL START TO COME ONLINE LATE 28, 29, 30. SO I THINK THAT'S GONNA HELP OR SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT THE NUMBERS HERE. BUT, UM, OVERALL, WE DO SEE A FLATTENING OF THE POPULATION FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS OF SLOW DOWN AS SUCH, LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT. SO THIS IS THE MEAT AND POTATOES OF THE UPDATE. UM, THE TOP THREE LAND USES IN EPICENTER AREA, SLOW DISTANCE, RESIDENTIAL PARKS, AND RECREATION AND TRANSPORTATION. UM, ONE KEY THING TO NOTE IS 3% OF THE LAND, THERE'S ONLY 3% REMAINING. UNDEVELOPED. I, I WAS SHOCKED BY THAT. YES, SIR. SO WE MAY HAVE, YOU SEE, OF COURSE, ESTHERS PARK AND THE AREAS AROUND THE LAKE, THOSE ARE DESIGNATORS OPEN SPACE. THEY COULD BE REDEVELOPED, BUT THEY'RE OPEN SPACES AND, AND, UH, I THINK IT'S AWFUL HARD TO DO A MASTER PLAN WHEN YOU ONLY HAVE 3% THAT YOU'RE PLAYING WITH. WELL, IT, IT EMPHASIZES HOW, HOW YOUR DECISION IS MOVING FORWARD NEED TO BE VERY WELL. AND I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THE 3% UNDEVELOPED AREN'T, ISN'T IT ALREADY ZONED? YES. IT'S ALREADY ZONED. SO IT'S JUST NOTING THAT IT IS NOT DEVELOPED. I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I READ SOME OF THIS AND SOME OF THE THINGS THEY WANT WE CAN'T GET BECAUSE OF ZONING. YOU TALKING ABOUT THE CITIZENS? YES. YES. SO, SO I WAS THAT EXPLAINED TO THEM IN THE MEETINGS. LOOK, Y'ALL CAN WANT THIS THERE, BUT IT'S LIKE I SAY ON THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, WHICH I THINK IS USELESS. AND YOU'VE HEARD ME TELL YOU THAT. 'CAUSE IT DOESN'T COINCIDE WITH ZONING SOMETIMES. SO I'M JUST TRYING TO RECONCILE WISHES OF OUR CITIZENS THAT SPEND A LOT OF TIME GIVING US FEEDBACK TO ONLY HAVING 3% AVAILABLE IN THE 3% IS PROBABLY 100% ZONED. CORRECT. BUT THIS DOESN'T NECESSARILY ONLY TAKE IN ACCOUNT THOSE AREAS UNDEVELOPED. OKAY. WE CONSIDER RE BUT HERE EVERY PIECE OF LAND INTO THE TOWN'S ALREADY ZONED. YES. OKAY. BUT, OKAY, KEEP IN MIND THIS IS CONSIDERING REDEVELOPMENT AND LONG RANGE INFRASTRUCTURE, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. TRAILS CAN BE DONE, THANK YOU. TRAILS CAN BE DONE. BUT THE, THE, THE POINT BEING, IF THEY WANT SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING, WHERE ARE WE GOING TO GET IT? 'CAUSE IT'S NOT THE ZONE SINGLE FAMILY. CORRECT. UH, AND I JUST WANT OUR CITIZENS TO NOT BE UPSET WITH US. LOOK, WE GAVE YOU ALL THE INPUT, BUT YOU DIDN'T DO ONE DARN THING WE ASKED YOU TO DO. AND THEN WE EXPLAINED TO 'EM, WELL, WE COULDN'T 'CAUSE OF THE ZONING. UM, THAT'S MY, THAT'S MY BASIC POINT. AND, UH, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE ONLY 3% AVAILABLE. CORRECT. I'LL KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT THE REST OF THE NIGHT. I SAID MY PIECE. YOU HAVE YOUR THOUGHTS THAT, UH, CERTAIN, THAT IS ALWAYS CONCERNING TO ME WHEN CITIZENS CALL ME. WELL, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP SAYS THIS. AND I SAID, WELL, YEAH, BUT DIRT HAS RIGHTS. DIRT HAS RIGHTS. AGAIN, I, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEIR INPUT OR THESE, UH, THIS ACTUAL PROJECT OR PROCESS IS, UM, IS NOT INTENDED TO, UH, SAY FOR CERTAIN THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN. YEAH. THIS IS WANTS AND WISHES. AND THIS IS ALLOW US TO GUIDE OUR, UM, DEVELOPMENT IDEAS AND GOALS AND WISHES DOWN THE LINE. THIS IS A 10, 20 YEAR, I UNDERSTAND , BUT OUR DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND WISHES ARE TIED TO THE THE ZONING. IT'S TIED TO THE ZONING. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. AND I MEAN, MY GOODNESS, WE WISH A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS WERE DIFFERENT THAN THEY ARE. BUT KURT AND I ARE IN A LOT OF MEETINGS WHERE WE HEAR WISHES. AND WE, AND JOHN AND I TOO, AT, AT THE, AT, UH, BASICALLY ON THE RAW LAND THAT'S OUT THERE, WE HEAR A LOT OF WISHES. AND THE BIGGEST KICKBACK WE GET IS HAVING TO EXPLAIN TO THEM IT'S NOT ZONED FOR THAT. AND WE CAN'T CHANGE THE ZONING. RIGHT, KURT. YEAH. AND SO, I, I JUST HATE GIVING 'EM FALSE HOPES OUT THERE. IT'S OVER AND DONE WITH. NOW, I HOPE Y'ALL EXPLAIN TO THEM THE ZONING ON THESE PIECES OF LAND. THEY ARE AWARE, BUT AGAIN, THE PROCESS IS INCLUDING COMMUNITY INPUT. I UNDERSTAND. WHEN [00:20:01] ARE WE DOING ANOTHER ONE OF THESE? SO THIS WAS PHASE TWO. WE DID SOUTHGATE, UM, PHASE THREE. UH, WE DON'T HAVE ON THE SCHEDULE RIGHT NOW, WHICH WOULD BE FROM PRIMARY ROAD TO, I THINK WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT PHASE THREE BEFORE WE DO IT AGAIN, AFTER WE GLEAN THIS. I THINK WE NEED TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT HOW WE PRESENT IT TO OUR CITIZENS. MAYBE WE PRESENT IT TO OUR CITIZENS. HERE'S THE ZONING. UH, WE NEED TO PLAN, BUT I ALSO, UH, I NEVER GET BEAT UP ABOUT BUILDING CERTAIN THINGS. WHAT WE GET BEAT UP ON IS BUILDING CERTAIN THINGS THAT HAS THE ZONING. Y'ALL KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. SO, UH, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GETTING AT RASHAD? THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME. SO YOUR FAVORITE SUBJECT TO FUTURE LANES MAP. YEAH. . YOU, YOU, I STILL SEE NO VALUE IN IT. YOU UNDERSTAND? OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SAYS WE HAVE TO HAVE A FUTURE, FUTURE LANE MAP. WE HAVE TO DO IT. DON'T SPEND MUCH MONEY ON IT. NOW WHAT DOES THIS DOES DO IS HELP OUR STAFF. SO WHEN A DEVELOPER COMES IN AND SAYS, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE THERE? WHAT WAS THE CITY LIKE? THERE, WE CAN POINT TO CITY COUNCIL. I'VE SEEN IT NOT HELP US AT ALL. I, I UNDERSTAND. I'M, I'M, I'M, I'VE BEEN HERE WAY TOO MANY TIMES WHERE IT DOESN'T COINCIDE WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, BUT THE ZONING IS WHAT IT IS. WE HAVE TO DO THAT. YES. UH, SO Y'ALL CAN PLAN THAT AND SAY YOU HAVE TO DO IT, BUT I WOULDN'T SPEND MUCH MONEY ON IT. 'CAUSE ZONING TAKES PRECEDENCE. YES. SO IN THAT, IN THAT THOUGHT, WE DID TARGET COUNCIL MEMBER CLEMSON, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I HAD A, I HAD A COMMENT AND A QUESTION. GO AHEAD. UH, FIRST OF ALL, I AGREE WITH THE MAYOR ON THAT, THAT, UH, IF IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THEIR DREAMS ARE, IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE ZONING AND, AND THEY DON'T KNOW THAT GOING IN, IT'S A WASTE OF TIME FOR THEM TO TALK ABOUT THEIR DREAMS, EXCEPT WHAT IT GIVES YOU. LIKE YOU SAID, YOU BENEFITED SOMETHING. I HAVE A QUESTION AS WELL. UM, WHO ALL SERVED ON THIS COMMITTEE? IS IT JUST IT'S THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION? JUST PLANNING AND ZONING. IT'S THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THEMSELVES. OKAY. THEY, THEY SERVED AS THE, AND THEN HOW ABOUT THE, UH, SURVEY THAT WAS SENT OUT? DID YOU SAY 117? YES. I BELIEVE IT WAS 171 WHO, UH, FROM THE COMMUNITY WHO PARTICIPATED. AND THEN WE ALSO SENT TO, UH, THAT A SURVEY OUT TO THE HOA AND P, UH, BOARDS AND, UH, THE LEADERS IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS. MM-HMM . I WAS JUST CURIOUS THAT WHENEVER A SURVEY GOES OUT TO THE PUBLIC LIKE THAT OR TO CITIZENS, I'D LIKE TO BE COPIED ON THAT JUST TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE BEING ASKED. OKAY. I MEAN, I JUST THINK IT'S WOULD BE NICE FOR US TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING, GOING OUT TO THE CITIZENS. YES, MA'AM. WELL, MUCH OF THE INPUT THAT WAS PROVIDED IS A PART OF THIS PLAN. UM, IT'S EVEN PUT IN THE BACK OF THE PLAN AS A PART OF THE PLAN THAT SAYS APPENDIX. SO ALL OF THEIR INPUT WAS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. WE JUST WANT COPIED ON IT. YES, YES, YES, YES. YES. THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE IT. COUNCIL MAYOR ADAMS, YOUR MIC'S ON. YES. I JUST WANTED TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT COUNCIL, UH, MEMBER CLEMSON ASKED ONLY 171 MEMBERS, COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY MEMBERS RESPONDED. HOW MANY SURVEYS WENT OUT? 10,493. YES. I NEED THE EXACT NUMBER. IT, I CAN GET YOU THAT AMOUNT, BUT I'LL, I'LL SAY THAT THIS WAS PROVIDED. WELL, IS IT A PERCENTAGE, LIKE WITH OVER 200,000 RESIDENTS, DID YOU SEND OUT LIKE 10% OR THE, THE SURVEY ITSELF WAS PUT OUT ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA SITES ON OUR CITY WEBSITE. UM, SO OF COURSE WE DIDN'T HAVE ABILITY TO PUSH IT COMPLETELY OUT TO EVERYBODY. IT WAS ALSO IN THE, UM, UH, WHAT DO WE CALL IT? PIPELINE. THE PIPELINE. OKAY. SO IT WASN'T AN EMAIL OR A DIRECT MAIL PIECE. IT WAS JUST AVAILABLE. IT WAS AVAILABLE ONSITE ON OUR WEBSITE. AND WE TRIED TO MAKE IT AS KNOWN AS POSSIBLE. AND THEN I ALSO SENT THOSE SPECIFIC SURVEYS OUT TO THE HOAS AND ASKED THEM TO FORWARD THAT INFORMATION ON TO, UH, THEIR CITY WEBSITE, THEIR, THEIR HOA WEBSITES TO PIT WEBSITES. UH, SO THAT WAS, UH, WAY WE, WHAT KIND OF RESPONSE DID YOU GET FROM THAT? BECAUSE A LOT OF OUR HOA INFORMATION ISN'T ACCURATE IN THE CONTACT, UM, PERSON. NOT SO THAT A, THAT WAS A TEDIOUS TASK. YOU FOUND THAT OUT TOO. SO, BUT WE DID GET, UH, A TOTAL OF, UH, I BELIEVE 11 TO 11 RESPONSES FROM THOSE, FROM HOAS? YES. OH, GOOD. OKAY. SO THOSE WERE PRIMARILY THOSE LEADERS, UH, THE ACTUAL BOARD MEMBERS WHO PROVIDED THOSE, THAT RESPONSE. MM-HMM . OKAY. THANK YOU. SO OF, OF, OF THE AMENDMENTS THAT WE ARE PROPOSING, UH, IN THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, UH, TO [00:25:01] ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONFLICTS THAT WE SEE WITH THE ZONING AND, UH, THE ACTUAL DESIGNATIONS. UM, WE WENT THROUGH AND CLEANED UP THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP. SO IF IT WAS BUILT IN ITS EXISTING AND WE DON'T FORESEE THAT AREA BEING REDEVELOPED, WE CHANGED THAT, THAT DESIGNATION TO WHAT IS BEING BUILT. THANK YOU. SO THAT, AGAIN, UH, I KNOW WE GET BEAT UP ON THAT, BUT THAT WAS PRIOR TO US, SO I'M CLEANING THAT UP. UM, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP ALSO, WE CREATED TWO DESIGNATIONS, UH, TO ASSIST US WITH FUTURE PROJECTS, WHICH WOULD BE THE MIXED USE REC, REC RECREATION FOR THE ESTES PARK AREA. AND INSTITUTIONAL, INSTITUTIONAL IS THOSE CHURCHES AND GOVERNMENT FACILITIES, SCHOOL SITES, UM, THAT IS NOT NOTED AS IT STANDS NOW. SO WE CLEANED THAT UP AS WELL. UM, MOVING ON TO ULTIMATE CAPACITY FOR THE AREA. UM, AS IT STANDS, WE KNOW THE AREA'S SIGNIFICANTLY BUILT OUT, UM, OF THE, UH, THE POPULATION COULD BE 140 TO 155,000, UM, CONSIDERING SB EIGHT 40, UM, IT COULD INCREASE TO ONE EIGHTY FOUR, A HUNDRED FORTY EIGHT, A HUNDRED EIGHTY 4,000, OR, UH, 228,000. SO SINCE YOU OPENED THE DOOR ON SB EIGHT 40 COUNCIL, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM JOHNSON, AND I'VE BEEN SPEAKING ABOUT THAT, WE NEED TO BE OUT AHEAD OF THE CURRENT LEGISLATION THIS FIXING THE MEET NEXT YEAR. WE KNOW, WE ASSUME THEY'RE GONNA TRY TO CHANGE IT. WE NEED TO STAY COGNIZANT OF THAT AND SEE WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO TRY TO KEEP WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH IT INTACT. AND I'M ASSUMING THEY'LL TRY TO UNDO WHAT US IRVING, ARLINGTON, AND A FEW OTHER CITIES DID. SO WE NEED TO, UH, UM, STAFF, Y'ALL NEED TO, AND VNA YOU NEED TO BE COGNIZANT OF WHAT YOU'RE HEARING AND RUMORS, WHAT THEY'RE PLANNING TO DO, AND GET WITH OUR LOBBYISTS DOWN THERE. AND WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF EDUCATING OUR FRIENDS IN AUSTIN AND WHAT THIS COULD DO TO US. I TALKED TO TWO STATE LEGISLATURES THAT VOTED FOR IT, THAT DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THEY VOTED FOR IT. MM-HMM . BECAUSE THEY WAS GIVEN TO THEM AS SOMETHING DIFFERENT. YES. SO WE, WE JUST HAVE TO DO A BETTER JOB. I THANK YOU. YES, SIR. MAYOR, CAN, CAN I SAY, YOU SAID, YOU, YOU BET. UH, I'D LIKE TO THANK VNA BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN WORKING WITH ME ON SB EIGHT 40 FOR MY DISTRICT, BECAUSE WE ARE THE ONES THAT WAS TESTED. AND I'VE ASKED, CAN WE JUST GO TO ALL THE OTHER SINGLE MEMBER COUNCIL MEMBERS? SO THEY, BECAUSE LAST YEAR I WAS TESTED, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN NEXT YEAR. SO WE NEED TO GET INPUT FROM EVERYBODY TO WRITE LETTERS TO THE LEGISLATORS TO LET THEM KNOW YOU'RE NOT IN SUPPORT OF SBA 40. SO I KNOW IVANA AND THEY WERE DRAFTING SOME SURVEY OR A LETTER SO WE CAN GIVE TO THEM. AND WE, OF COURSE, WE ASK PEOPLE TO, TO VOLUNTEER. UH, WE GOT A RESOUNDING NOTE. UH, THEY, THEY WANNA REMAIN NEUTRAL . I SAID, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. THEY DON'T WANNA REMAIN NEUTRAL WHEN WE'RE PASSING IT, BUT THEY WANNA REMAIN NEUTRAL DOWN IN AUSTIN, WHICH I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND. YEAH. UM, BUT I, I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE WITH DEPUTY MAYOR PROTE. WE NEED TO DO A MUCH BETTER JOB OF GETTING, RALLYING THE TROOPS AND LETTING OUR FRIENDS IN AUSTIN KNOW WE DO NOT SUPPORT IT. MM-HMM . UH, HAVING SAID THAT, WHEN WE'RE TALKING, I, I APPLAUD US FOR BEING INVOLVED IN NLC. I'M NOT SAYING WE SHOULDN'T BE INVOLVED IN THE L-L-N-L-C, BUT OUR FIGHT'S NOT WITH DC. WE NEED TO SHOW THAT SAME INTENSITY AND LOBBYING EFFORT IN AUSTIN. 'CAUSE THAT'S WHERE OUR, THAT'S WHERE OUR ISSUES ARE. STAY INVOLVED. GO TO NLC TALK TO THE CONGRESSMAN. BUT I HAVEN'T HAD A FIGHT WITH ANY CONGRESSMAN YET. WE ALL KNOW WHO OUR FIGHT'S WITH. SO LET'S ALL LOOK FORWARD TO SPENDING MORE TIME IN AUSTIN NEXT YEAR DURING THE SESSION AS PART OF THE PROJECT. UM, WE ALSO, UM, WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT REDEVELOPMENT OF CERTAIN SITES, OR I'M SORRY, COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS NO. COUNCIL MEMBER ANDERSON. IT STILL HADN'T BEEN CHANGED ON SCREEN. I KNOW. IT, IT, IT, IT, IT, IT HASN'T BEEN CHANGED. UH, MR. MAYOR TO THAT, TO THAT POINT. UM, THE LOBBY ON THE OTHER SIDE, HUGE IS HUGE. IT'S THE WHOLE APARTMENT [00:30:01] ASSOCIATION, , AND, WELL, IT'S NOT JUST THE APARTMENT ASSOCIATION, IT'S THE, UH, IT'S, IT'S ONE OF THE, THE LARGEST, UH, IT, IT'S A BILLIONAIRE OUT OF, UH, UH, BASICALLY PAYPAL'S, UH, BILLIONAIRES. AND OUR LOBBY TEAM HAS GOT TO, IT'S A, IT'S A, WE JUST GOTTA GET TO 76 AND THE 76, BUT WE, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO COUNT. AND I, I, I'VE, AND IT'S ACTUALLY A LOT EASIER SAID THAN DONE WHEN THE OTHER SIDE'S LOBBY TO, THAT'S WHY OUR CITIES, WHETHER IT'S, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE BANDED TOGETHER WITH WHOEVER OUR LOBBYISTS ARE, WITH THE LOBBYISTS FOR AMARILLO, THE LOBBYISTS FOR TEXARKANA, ARLINGTON. I JUST, I, I, I PURPOSELY WENT FURTHER OUTSIDE THE METROPLEX BECAUSE AS SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN IN THOSE FIGHTS, THOSE DISCUSSIONS NEED TO BE HAPPENING NOW. AND NOT WAITING UNTIL, UH, APRIL OR MAY WE NEED TO BE DOING THAT NOW. SO I'M, I'M, I'M, I'M, I'M RAISING THE FLAG THAT YEAH. LET'S MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING THAT. YOU'RE RIGHT. WE'RE, WE'RE RIGHT ON IT. AND KURT AND I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF DISCUSSIONS ON IT. I APPRECIATE VIOLENT, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. UH, WE NEED TO COUNT VOTES, JUST LIKE WE DID FOR THE VOTE LAST WEEK AT COG. WE GOTTA BE AGGRESSIVE AND COUNT VOTES. BUT RASHAD, YOU CONTINUE ON, BUDDY. . ONE QUESTION THERE. WE'RE COVERING A LOT OF MORE INTERESTING THINGS THAN THE FLU IN THE FUTURE LANDING. YEAH. ALRIGHT. UM, OF THE LOCATIONS, UH, IN THE EPICENTER AREA, WE WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW, UM, NINE LOCATIONS CALLED CATALYST SITES. AND THOSE CATALYST SITES ARE INTENDED TO BE REVIEWED FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR REDEVELOPMENT AND NEW DEVELOPMENT. UH, WE FOCUSED IN ON TRADERS VILLAGE. UH, TRADERS VILLAGE WAS SEEN AS A CULTURAL PART, A SIGNIFICANT PART OF GRAND PRAIRIE, BUT ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY. UM, SO OF THE CATALYST SITE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT, WE LOOKED AT, UH, FORUM DRIVE CONNECTION, A BUS, THE, A BUSINESS EXPANSION, UH, ZONE TRADERS VILLAGE RECONFIGURATION OF COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL, UH, NEW COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL, UH, AND POTENTIAL OFFICE PARKING AND PARKING GARAGE, AND ADDITIONAL SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. UH, YOU'LL SEE WHAT THAT RED LINE THERE. THAT, THAT THE, THE KEY OF THE PROJECT IS THE RE THE CONNECTIONAL FORM. I BELIEVE THAT COULD BE DONE AS A PHASE ONE. MM-HMM . UM, AND THEN SEE WHAT ELSE HAPPENS AFTER THE, AFTER THAT, UH, THE NEGOTIATION. THANK. YES, SIR. THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH, UM, TRADER VILLAGE. I THINK THIS IS INTENDED, THIS ISN'T IT. AGAIN, THIS ISN'T A, THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THIS IS WHAT COULD BE. SO THIS IS INTENDED TO BE ABLE TO BE USED AS A PLAN TO PRESENT TO THEM OR, UH, AN IDEA. UH, SO, AND ALSO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FUTURE EXPANSION OF OUR INDUSTRIES TO THE NORTH. UM, UH, AIRBUS AND S SAFRAN, UH, HAVE NOTED, UH, INTEREST IN EXPANDING THEY HAVE. AND SO THIS AREA TO, TO THE NORTH HERE IS NUMBER ONE. SO ON THE SCREEN, THAT WOULD BE A POTENTIAL BUSINESS PARK EXPANSION. UM, TRADERS VILLAGE ITSELF NOTED AS NUMBER TWO AND THREE, THAT'S THE SAME FOOTPRINT, JUST HORIZONTAL. UH, AND THEN YOU HAVE THE PARKING SURROUNDED THAT AREA. AND NUMBER SIX IS A PARKING GARAGE, WHICH COULD, COULD, UH, AC ACCOMMODATE FOR ADDITIONAL PARKING. THAT WOULD BE NEEDED. NUMBER FOUR ON THE SCREEN IS, UH, A FOOD TRUCK PARK, WHICH COULD BE A NEIGHBORHOOD AMENITY FOR THOSE SURROUNDING THAT AREA, AS WELL AS A RETAIL MM-HMM . UH, AREA. GOOD IDEA AMENITY. AND NUMBER FIVE IS A RETAIL STRIP. NUMBER EIGHT IS RETAIL STRIP. AND THEN THE RESIDENTIAL NUMBER NINE. WE WANT A NICE TRANSITION TO THE RESIDENTIAL TO THE SOUTH. UM, THIS IS WHAT'S COME, CAME TO BE WITH, UH, UH, STAFF INPUT AND, UH, UH, CHARETTE THAT WE HAD IN DECEMBER. UM, CATALYST, UH, ACTUALLY PRODUCED THESE NUMBERS AND DID AN ECONOMIC, UH, REVIEW, UH, FOR THE FISCAL IMPACT AT BUILD OUT. UH, ANNUAL FISCAL IMPACT WOULD BE, UH, NET IMPACT REVENUE OF $4 MILLION, $4.8 MILLION A YEAR. THE ROADWAY ITSELF FOR CONNECTION OF FORM, UH, WOULD UH, BE APPROXIMATELY THREE TO $4 MILLION RIGHT NOW. NOW NO TELLING WHAT IT'LL COST LATER ON, BUT I THINK THAT [00:35:01] THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THAT MONEY BACK, UM, IS THERE, WHO OWNS THAT PROPERTY? THIS TRADERS VILLAGE. TRADERS VILLAGE. GOOD. SO, AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A CONCEPT OF WHAT COULD BE, AND THIS IS AROUND THE GAS WELL SITE? YES. YES, SIR. OKAY. ALRIGHT. WELL, THAT'S GOOD. WE NEED TO MEET WITH HIM. Y'ALL HAVE, WE NEED TO KEEP GOING WITH IT. YEP. YES. SO, UH, AS PART OF THE PROJECT, UM, WE ALSO HAD SOME VISUALS. THIS IS LOOKING NORTH, I MEAN, LOOKING SOUTH FROM THE NORTH OF WHAT COULD BE. AND THIS IS LOOKING NORTH FROM THE SOUTH ALONG MAYFIELD ROAD. THANK YOU. AND THIS IS JUST A, AN IDEA TO SHOW YOU THE SCALE OF TRADERS VILLAGE. UM, YOU'LL SEE JERRY'S WORLD IS ENCOMPASSED BY THE ENTIRE AREA. YES. SO, AS I MENTIONED, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME. UM, WE WENT TO CCDC, UH, WE FINALIZED THE DRAFT IN EARLY MAY. WENT TO CCDC TO PRESENT THAT FINAL, THOSE FINAL, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS. UH, PNZ RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE DRAFT ON MAY 26TH. AND NOW WE'RE HERE AT CITY COUNCIL. THIS IS THE BRIEFING, BUT THE ITEM IS ON THE AGENDA. AND PUBLIC HEARING IS THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR ADOPTION. MIKE. YES. YES, SIR. WELL, I'M SURE I'VE GIVEN YOU MY COMMENTS, BUT I'M NOT GONNA CHANGE THE PLAN. I MEAN, BUT MM-HMM . UM, IT, WE HAVE TO DO IT. WE NEED TO DO IT. I WANT US TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE DO THE NEXT ONE. COUNCIL MEMBER. CLEMSON. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, RASHAD. YES, MA'AM. BACK ON PAGE 21, CATALYST SITES AND CORRIDORS. I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHY I 30 AND BELTLINE WASN'T INCLUDED IN THOSE. SO I 30 AND BELT I 30 AND BELTLINE WASN'T INCLUDED. 'CAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE A QUOTE UNQUOTE PLAN IN PLACE, UH, THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED AMONGST MYSELF AND CITY MANAGEMENT AS AN OPPORTUNITY. I, I THINK THAT I 30 PLAN THAT WE CAME UP WITH IS USELESS. I AGREE WITH YOU. . I AGREE WITH YOU. I MEAN, I, I, IF Y'ALL RECALL, IT TAKES US BUYING GRAND PRIX FORD. YES. COME ON. UH, WE NEED TO DO A NEW PLAN AT THAT. THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THAT. THANK YOU. THROW, KICK THAT ONE TO THE CURB. UM, BUT THAT COULD BE A SEPARATE PLAN. YES. UM, KNOWING WHAT WE'VE GOT THERE AND WHAT CHALLENGES WE HAVE. UM, THANK YOU. YES, SIR. UM, ONE OTHER QUICK QUESTION. UH, YOU MENTIONED, UH, AND I HOPE I SAY IT RIGHT, CHARETTE, UH, CHARETTE. CHARETTE. YES. YES. YOU HAD ONE? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. IF YOU HAVE ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE REGARDING SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WOULD YOU INVITE, UH, THE COUNCIL? SURE. I WOULD LIKE TO BE UPDATED BECAUSE THIS IS A LOT TO, UM, ABSORB, YOU KNOW, IN ONE SITTING. SO I THINK MAYBE THAT WOULD UPDATE US ALONG THE WAY IF WE'RE INVITED TO EVENT LIKE THAT. COUNCIL, UH, YOU, YOU GOOD. COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS, DO YOU CONSIDER, UM, TRAFFIC STUDIES WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE MAPS? BECAUSE I USED TO BE A FORMER RESIDENT OF FORMER STATES, WHICH IS THE COMMUNITY SOUTH YES, MA'AM. OF TRADERS VILLAGE. AND 20 YEARS AGO IT WAS TRAFFIC. SO TO CONTINUE THINKING ABOUT DEVELOPING MM-HMM . WHAT TYPE OF INPUT WILL YOU HAVE? OR HOW WOULD TRAFFIC BE INCLUDED IN THESE DISCUSSIONS? I THINK EVERY DEVELOPMENT THAT GOES THERE WOULD REQUIRE A TIA. IT'S EITHER WHAT'S CALLED A SIMPLE LAPTOP ONE OR A DEEP DIVE BEFORE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD IN IT. AND THAT WOULD TELL US IF WE HAVE TO ADD LANES OR DE CELL LANES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO, SO IT, IT MAY BE TECHNICAL OR PAPERWORK, BUT AS A LIVING EXPERIENCE OF WHAT THE CONGESTION LOOK LIKE, PARTICULARLY IN THE SUMMER, ESPECIALLY ON WEEKENDS. SO ESPECIALLY WEEKENDS, WE NEED BUSINESSES THERE THAT ARE CLOSED ON WEEKENDS. HOW MAKE SURE. YEAH. SO HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT IF WE'RE GONNA EXPAND TOWARD THE RESIDENTIAL AREA, HOW ARE WE GONNA MAKE THAT LIVING EXPERIENCE BETTER? A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS WOULD BE A PART OF ANY PROJECT WOULD BE REQUIRED. UM, NOW WE CONSIDERED THAT. DEFINITELY. AND THAT WAS THE MAIN REASON WHY I SAID FORM DRIVE CONNECTION WOULD BE A PRIMARY, UH, PART OF THIS PROJECT. WE NEED SOME RELIEF IN THAT AREA SO PEOPLE CAN GET NORTH AND SOUTH AND OFF OF MAYFIELD INSTEAD OF BEING QUEUE 360. SO, UM, WE WERE AWARE THAT, AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY IT WAS JOHN AS SUCH. AND THEN THE PARKINGS OFF OF MAYFIELD AS WELL, AND THE RED RETAILS IN THE FRONT. UM, BUT FOR THE COMP PLAN AS A WHOLE, THE, THE ENTIRE [00:40:01] NETWORK CORRIDOR SYSTEM IS REVIEWED AND SEEING IF IT'S A, UH, A ADEQUATE, UM, SO WE DIDN'T SEE ANY NEEDED CHANGES AT THIS TIME. UM, BUT UNLESS AN HEB WENT THERE. RIGHT. AND, AND SO I MEAN, IT, IT IS REALLY SPECIFIC TO WHAT GOES THERE. SO, BUT EVERY CASE BY CASE IS REVIEWED. I KNOW WE SAY WE DO THAT AND WE HAVE THE PAPERS TO SAY, YOU KNOW, DOCUMENTATION THAT A TRAFFIC STUDY YES. HAS OCCURRED. BUT THE REALITY IS THERE'S AN IMPACT. THERE'S AN YES. A NEGATIVE IMPACT. OH YES. ABSOLUTELY. COUNCIL MEMBER ANDERSON, I HAVE ONE QUESTION. DOES THIS LOOK A, HAVE YOU GUYS TALKED TO TRADER VILLAGE AT ALL ABOUT THIS? NO. OKAY. THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S A, THAT'S A BIG YES. THAT'S A, BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S A BIG PORTION OF THE PRESENTATION. AND IF I'M THE GUYS AT TRADER'S VILLAGE AT, AND IF I'M, UH, IF I'M THE, UH, UH, UH, TOURISM AND VISITORS CENTER, THEN THREE AND A HALF MILLION PEOPLE COULD BE IMPACTED. YEAH. THAT THE PACE WE NEED TO TALK TO THE PACE. YEAH. IT IS JUST ONE OF THOSE, THEY'RE THE OWNERS. IT'S . THEY'RE, THAT'S KIND OF A BIG DEAL. SO I JUST, I JUST WANTED TO ASK THAT QUESTION. THANKS. THAT'S WHY WE'RE EMPHASIZING THAT. THIS IS JUST CONCEPTS I UNDERSTAND, BUT DEVELOPMENT IDEAS, I THINK YOU HAVE SOME GOOD IDEAS FOR ACROSS THE STREET. AND SO WE NEED TO TALK TO 'EM. OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM IS AWARE, AND I BELIEVE THEY, I THOUGHT THERE'S SOMETHING ON THE BOOKS COMING TO US, FAR ACROSS THE STREET RIGHT NOW. THEY'VE TABLED THEIR REQUESTS. UH, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT INDUSTRIAL. SO I WANTED SPEAK TOO MUCH. OH, KNOW MAYFIELD DI SO IT'S BEEN TABLED. YES. OKAY. UM, COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS, WHEN YOU MENTIONED THE EXISTING LAND USE IS LESS THAN 3%, WHAT IS THAT IN SQUARE FOOTAGE OR MILES? CAN YOU GIVE US A PERSPECTIVE? LEMME SEE IF IT'S ON HERE. LIKE ON PAGE 18. SO THAT'S 750 APPROXIMATELY. SEVEN 50 ACRES. A HUNDRED OF IT'S AT TRADERS VILLAGE. . WELL, THAT'S DEVELOPED. NO, NO. ACROSS THE STREET. OH, YES. YEAH. ABOUT A HUNDRED. YEAH. RASHAD, THIS IS VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. UH, AND, UH, THESE ARE HARD. MM-HMM . UH, WE HAVE TO DO 10 YEAR STUDIES. UH, YOU, I JUST WANT US TO BE MORE CAUTIOUS AND INCLUDE SOME OF THE THINGS WE MENTIONED TONIGHT IN THE, IN THE THIRD ONE. WE DO. YES. SO, UM, I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER LIGHTS. THANK YOU, RASHAD. I KNOW Y'ALL SPENT AN AWFUL LOT OF TIME. AN AWFUL LOT OF TIME. LOTS OF MEETINGS. THANK Y'ALL. YES, SIR. NOW, COUNCIL, IF YOU NOTICE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SHOTWELL, IS I NOT HERE TONIGHT? HE'S OUT OF TOWN. AND CONS. COUNCIL MEMBER LOPEZ IS OUT OF TOWN. AND OF COURSE WE WON'T BE SWEARING IN THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBER UNTIL THE ONE JULY MEETING. SO WE WILL HAVE SIX VOTERS TONIGHT. EVERYTHING THAT GETS APPROVED STILL HAS TO HAVE FIVE. UM, SO DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU TO DO THE AGENDA REVIEW. KNOWING F FIRST OFF, WE WILL BE TABLING ITEM EIGHT, TABLING, TABLING ITEM EIGHT INTO WHEN WE'LL EXPLAIN THAT TO YOU, WHY IN EXEC SESSION. OKAY. OKAY. AFTER REVIEWING, YOU GUYS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR PACKETS IN THE, UH, CONSENT AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS YOU'D LIKE FOR STAFF TO DISCUSS? UM, I SPOKE WITH, UH, NOT A DISCUSSION QUESTION, BUT SPOKE WITH A DEVELOPER FOR ITEM 22 AND 23. NO, FOR CONSENT AGENDA OH OH THREE THROUGH 18. HOLD MY THOUGHT. GO BACK. I WAS LISTENING. OKAY, MAYOR, I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THE CONSENT AGENDA. THANK YOU. HANG ON JUST A SECOND. IS THAT YES? YES. BEST, BEST. COUNCILOR ADAMS? UH, I HAVE NUMBER NINE. I KNOW WE HAD SOME BRIEF DISCUSSION, BUT SOME BRIEF DISCUSSION. UM, STAFF WOULD, WE'RE GOING TO GET A FULL DETAIL OF IT IN EXEC SESSION. OKAY. AND IF YOU STILL WANNA PULL IT TO ASK QUESTIONS OUT YOUR WE CAN, NO, I JUST NEED MORE CONNECTION. WE, WE, WE DO. AND, UH, SOME OF IT WE CAN DISCUSS OUT HERE, BUT SOME OF IT WE NEED TO DISCUSS IN THERE. SO. CORRECT. OKAY. [00:45:01] SO LET'S, WHAT PART DO WE DISCUSS? OR SHOULD I, LET'S DO, IF WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, THEN WE'LL ASK THEM OUT HERE. IT'S, IT IS EASIER TO DO IT THAT WAY. THAT OKAY. I HAVE A QUESTION. SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS AFTERWARDS, YOU'VE ALREADY APPROVED NO. AFTER EXEC SESSION. OKAY. WE CAN'T APPROVE ANYTHING. EXEC SESSION. REMEMBER THIS FOLKS, WE NEVER APPROVE ANYTHING IN THERE. YOU CAN'T VOTE IN THERE. I WOULDN'T MISS IT. I KNOW, BUT PEOPLE THINK WE DO. PEOPLE THINK WE DO. OKAY. UH, I THINK IT'S BEST JUST TO WAIT AND SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. AFTER WE GET A FULL BRIEFING ON THE FINDING, UH, THERE'S SOME THINGS WE NEED TO DISCUSS IN THERE. OKAY. IS THAT OKAY, MEL? IS THAT OKAY? COUNCIL MEMBER HEADON FOR ITEM UH, 18. WE JUST GOT AN INTERESTING PRESENTATION AT PUBLIC SAFETY. AND I WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO, WHILE WE HAVE THE CITIZENS IN THE AUDIENCE, UH, EXPLAIN THAT BRIEFLY DURING COUNSEL. WELL, THEN YOU NEED TO PULL IT TO INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. OH, NUMBER 16. SHE SAID 18. 16 WHAT? 16. 16. PICKLE BALL. PICKLE BALL. SPEAK UP SO WE CAN, WE CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS NOW IF YOU'D LIKE ON THE ITEM 16. IF WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT NO. CAN I JUST NEED CLARIFICATION? OKAY. I HAVE 16, SO I I I HAVE 16. I HAVE TO MASK AWAY. SO I'M, I JUST WANT CLARITY. I KNOW THAT, UM, IN, IN READING IT, WE ARE GRANTING A LICENSE TO AN ENTITY. IS THAT CORRECT? BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S A DONATION OF LAND AND THEN THE ENTITY THAT'S MANAGING IT. AND, AND THE QUE THE SECOND QUESTION IS, IT'S THE CONTINUATION OF THE MAINTENANCE, ACTUALLY. SO I I'M GONNA ANSWER. WELL, WHAT'S HAPPENING IS THEY ARE DONATING THE LAND TO THE CITY. AND IF THE COUNCIL ACCEPTS IT, THEN WE WILL HAVE DEEDS ON IT AND THEN IT'LL BECOME THE CITY'S LAND. BUT THEY'RE NOT COMPLETELY DONE WITH THE PROJECT, SO WE HAVE TO LICENSE THEM TO GO ONTO THE LAND. SO THE LICENSE IS TEMPORARY UNTIL THEY FINISH THE PROJECT COMPLETELY. SO WE COULD WAIT UNTIL THEY FINISH AND GIVE IT TO US. WE DON'T WAIT. WE COULD, BECAUSE THERE'S SAYING THE WORD YOU HAVE TO ORDER, SAY TEMPORARY. 'CAUSE I DON'T SEE ANYTHING THAT REFERENCED TEMPORARY. IT DOES SAY LIMITED PURPOSE. THAT'S THE LIMITED PURPOSE. SO THAT'S THE TEMPORARY FOR TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE. OKAY. YES. AND EXPLAIN. SO THE CONTINUED MAINTENANCE PORTION WE MAINTAIN THE WOULD BE OURS. WELL, WE WILL MAINTAIN IT AT THAT POINT. YES. NOT LIKE A NEW FRIENDSHIP. OKAY. YES. I MORE CLARITY ON THAT, CORRECT? YES. MM-HMM . OKAY. THANK YOU FOLKS. THIS IS THE LAND THAT CROW'S GIVING US AND BUILDING THE, UH, PICKLEBALL COURTS. PERIOD. NO, ASK. WE'RE NOT POLLING IT. SHE JUST HAD QUESTIONS. SHE JUST, THAT'S IT. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. YES. OKAY. OKAY, MAYOR, THAT'S IT. FORM THE, UH, CONSENT AGENDA. I'M GIVE HER BACK TO YOU. THANK YOU. DEPUTY MAYOR PROAM. Y'ALL GOOD? ASK, ASK MEL. YOU GOOD? I'M GOOD. OKAY. GOOD, GOOD, GOOD. OKAY. NO, UM, I'M THANKFUL THEY'RE GIVING IT TO US. WE COULD WAIT LATER, NOT DO THE LICENSE, BUT LEGALLY THIS WORKS. SO WE WILL TAKE IT AND START PLAYING RACQUETBALL OUT. PICKLEBALL, RACQUETBALLS. A LONG TIME AGO. , WHAT, WHAT ARE THEY DOING WITH THOSE RACKETBALL COURTS? I MEAN, THEY DOING POTTERY, POTTERY WHEELS IN 'EM. PADDLE COURTS. WELL, THAT'S TRUE. OKAY. THE CITY COUNCIL MAY CONDUCT A CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 5 5, 1, SUB CHAPTER D OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE VTCA TO DISCUSS [00:50:01] ANY OF THE FOLLOWING TONIGHT. ITEM TWO, SECTION 5 51 0.07. TWO DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY ITEM FIVE, SECTION 5 5 1 0.087 DELIBERATIONS REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS. AND BEFORE WE TAKE A RECESS, I'M GOING TO, IN TONY'S ABSENCE, HE WAS SUPPOSED TO DO THE PLEDGES TONIGHT. UH, CITY MANAGER BILL HILLS, I'M ASKING YOU TO DO 'EM TONIGHT. SO WE WILL RECESS, LET'S GO GET SUPPER, MEET IN THE BUNKER AND TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY NEED TO TALK TO US ABOUT. YO. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.